The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-16
Thu YiZDO DELTA, HISS.
HE PLANTERS ANXIETY-AL-
WAYS LOOKING FOR DROUIHS
Or FlOOds-Full Account OF the Re-
cent Planters Convention
Held In GreenVille.


LvLA, Miss Nay Is The clerk OF
the weather has had little to do OF late
to occupy his time. For the last five
weeks there has scarcely been any
change in the weather. We have had
a most remarkably dry spring, 30 much
80 in fact that the crop is by no means
fisttt ring. The stands of cotton are
very imperfect, and will continue TO
be unless We have raia soon. The
crops of corn, oats and clover are all
suffsrinR for the want OF rain. Your
correspondent has recently made
tour OF the delta as far south as Green
vile, and what is true OF this sec ion
in regard to the crop outlook will
apply with equal force to the greater
part of the della. While some of our
planters are a little blue on &C.
count of the continued drouth and
defective stands Of cotton, they should
not give up in despair, for in the year
1856, believe it was, the cotton In
the greater part of our Stae did not
come up until the 1st of June, and yet
the vie d was the most abundant ever
known-st least such wss the care In
the hill part OF the State. There is
always something going wrong with
the planter; indeed he has suffered so
much that he is always looking for
drouths or floods or reyerses OF some
kind. There is one great advantage
that the farmers of the delta have over
tho.e of any other section. On sc
count Of the very great fertility OF cur
soil our recuperstive powers are go
much greater that We can stand an
overflow or drouth and then make a
| more abundant harvest than some OF
our less favored neighbors.
THE FARMERS CONVENTION.
On the 10th inst. the planters OF the
Ytzoo Del a embled IN convention
at Grsenville and formed permanent
organization, with d M Russell, OF
Coahoma, one of cur largest cotton
growers and most intelligent cit z7ns,
as president, With j. S. McNeely. oil
Washington county, as secretary The
attendance was large, and a lively in
tsrest manifested. Addresses were
made by Gov. Lowry and Senator
George, and a very interesting and In
etructive paper was read by Proi:
Gully, OF the Mississippi Agricultural
al d Mechanical College. A constitu-
ton was adopted, and arrangements
made for the more permanent and Ell
fective orgsni zItion OF the association,
and to this end three farmers were
appointed in each Supervisors Dis
tiict in the several counties OF the
delta, for the purpose Of organizing
local clubs. ANY person in engaged
in farming, or interested therein,
is entitled to membership, ano
no distinction made on account
of race, color, or previous condition
etc. 1t ia to be hoped that this is the
dawn of better era in the interest o.
agricultural pursuits. There has beer
a considerable boom recently OF com
mercial, landed and mining interests
and mt xt we hope and believe that the
agriculture OF the country will receive
is 4 boom. The agriculturists arr
less favored than any class OF our peo
pie, and there 10 less cooperation
among them, and it is there fore to bt
hoped that this association, formed a
Greenville, will be the means of draw
ing the D. autsgs closer together, 10 In
terchanging ideas, or, as our distln
Vuished Senator George remarked
while addressing raid convention, ut
swap ialk." When this association
numbers. among IFS members sucl
active participants as WHIT
and Holloway, OF De Soto
Russell, Van Eaton and Stoval
of Coshoma; Robinson and Ferguson
of Tunica; Sturdivant, of Tallshatchie
Pecks, of Yszoo; DIR. Phelps, OF Sha
XIV; DR.. KERN, OF Holmes; Percy
johnson and Stone, OF Washington
? Smith and Collins, Of Suuf2war, an
Stokes, Scott and CLAY, OF Bolivar, an
2 many others, good results are boun
) TO fijw from it. For the success OF tn
: late meeting much credit is due th
APPEAL. Its editorials in behalf
Q the movement did much to stlmnlst
!. the good attendance OF leading plan
J. els.
: INCRNDIARIEM.
o The Vinhouse OF one of oun large
= planters, Mr.. J. Z. Barbee, wa8 bdrDt
|. a few nights since, with all its col
a tents. He was only partially insure
i Suspicion pointed to one Gray, ali
8 Morgan, wno had formerly been in Il
d employ Of Baibee as engineer, Gri
e hes been arrested, and, atseT an in We
tiRaio had before Justice Perkir
committed to the Friars Point Jail
await the action of the grand jui
: The reason assigned lie that he eKpe'
o ed by tie burning of the gin to attTs
y Barhee to the scene 90 as to be able
Q assassinate him. The sooner t
10 country is lid of such creatures
IS better.
j. IMPROVEMENTS, ETC,
D, Passing through the delta count
on the trains Of tba. grand trunk iii